“You have to push yourself to play,” Maravich said. “Starting August 1, I ran three miles a day. When I got to camp, I was in the best shape of my life. Pros have to be in shape.”
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Pete Maravich: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, 1972
“Maybe it’s the kid’s fate. Maybe it’s the way the ball bounces. But it looks like he’s had to do everything the hard way.”
Dominique Wilkins: Being the Human Highlight Film, 1992
Now Wilkins is no longer only an artist putting on a one-man show. He can be part of a different kind of masterpiece—a team.
Lenny Wilkens: A Pro’s Pro, 1973
Wilkens doesn’t fool anybody anymore: Everybody knows he’s a ballplayer.
Eddie Johnson: A Country Boy in a Fast Town, 1980
Eddie’s mother asked me not to forget something about her oldest son: “You have to remember,” she said, “he’s just a country boy in a fast town.”
Hubie Brown: Inside the Atlanta Hawks’ Hellraiser, 1980
“We give them an opportunity to display their talent,” Brown said. “In return, they have to give us maximum concentration, intensity, and their physical talent. If they do that, they won’t hear about it. If they don’t, they have to face the consequences.”
Pete Maravich: Close Up of a Baby Hawk, 1970
When the quarter ended and Coach Richie Guerin put Pete Maravich in the game, a small cheer went up from the crowd.
Sacramento Kings: Run, NBA, Run, 1999
Their high-octane offense played at Concorde-like speed with laser-precision passing, conjured memories of 1980s hoops. It was Showtime on the West Coast all over again. Run. Pass. Shoot. At 78 rmps, it was, well, Magical.
Lou Hudson: Superstar in Transit, 1970
But the high point of that season for Hudson—what can be called a pivotal point in his career— came when Guerin decided to permanently move Lou to guard. And the coach wasn’t very subtle about it.
Zelmo Beaty: The Butler Did It, 1973
Writer Jim O’Brien described Beaty as a “player who moves about the court like a snobbish butler, but works like a laborer under the boards.”
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